Initialize embedded struct in Go

Question

I have the following struct which contains a net/http.Request:

type MyRequest struct {
    http.Request
    PathParams map[string]strin         


        

Answer 1

req := new(MyRequest)
req.PathParams = pathParams
req.Request = origRequest

or...

req := &MyRequest{
  PathParams: pathParams
  Request: origRequest
}

See: http://golang.org/ref/spec#Struct_types for more about embedding and how the fields get named.